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Robert McDowell's Herbal Treatments 25 February 2005 Herbal Help for Humans and their CompanionsThere is Always A Purpose for Adversity" Without warning, adversity strikes. Hours before, your world was a placid cove of tranquillity; now it resembles a raging sea. Twelve-foot waves of emotional unrest sweep through your mind, and hurricane-force winds tear at the protective barriers of your heart. Had you known of its coming, you would have braced yourself for the siege; but adversity rarely announces its arrival. Instead, it attacks with fury through trial, heartache, or an emotional setback. Adversity hands out pink slips at the office, delivers the untimely news of a loved one's death, underscores the crushing reality of a mate's betrayal, and drives the reality of terminal illness home to the waning heart. None of us know how or when adversity will come. Yet we all know at some point in life each one of us will face the acid test of adversity. The question becomes not when will adversity strike, but how do we handle its gripping reality. There are two sides to adversity. One side is positive and stimulates spiritual and emotional growth; the other carries the potential to defeat and destroy us. " Your choice! This week we feature:-
Canine - Old Dogs disease. This is very much like the human equivalent of Alzheimer's disease. The symptoms of what we call Cognitive dysfunctional syndrome include signs of altered behaviour during normal routines, poor memory & confusion. The recommended treatment is as follows. Brain Circulation Protective Mix & Vitality and Brain Function Tonic http://www.herbal-treatment.net/herbs_stroke_recovery.html Make sure your dog has a collar with your address & phone number in case he starts to wander . Have a look at this website; www.cdsindogs.com it's quite comprehensive. The diet needs to be as natural as possible to assist the body to slow down the degenerative processes. I recommend that you use a diet of raw meat & bones i.e. beef/mutton bones with meat on them or raw chicken necks and wings, mince, definitely no processed food and snacks. You can also add some freshly cooked vegetables and rice as well. Equine - Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta (Hairlessness). Quite a strange disease, I have found that the foals are born with patches of missing hair and this hairless skin can tend to be leathery in appearance ALSO some foals can be born with out hooves!! This would be due to the fact that the hooves are actually made from the same stuff hair is made of, this being Keratin, only in a harder, more compact form. It also states that the condition is due to an autosomal recessive gene SO neither parent should be rebred with! Anyway, in light of this information we do have some mix's we can try, NO promises as the foal may not even have an hair follicles for hair to grow from! We have an Alopecia internal mix which is found on the human site at: Make sure to order the Circulatory Shock Mix : http://www.herbal-treatment.net/herbs_alopecia_hair_loss.html Human - Comfrey Skin Healer New Product - Look out for it on our websites. This cream is made in an aqueous cream base and contains the herbs listed below. It represents the culmination of my knowledge and experience in skin repair, healing and health. If you seek to repair your skin from damage from all sources. Comfrey - well known healer and scar remover. Hypericum -repairs damage to nervous system, treats sensitivity. Slippery Elm -demulcent for rough skin. Thuja -anti-fungal. Selected Bach Flowers - Walnut, Rescue Remedy, Crab Apple, Water Violet. Calendula - heals grazes, abrasions, stops bleeding and infection Golden Seal - removes infection especially for acne Home Remedies -Head Lice (Pediculosis) Head Lice or Pediculosis are small, greyish-white, wingless creature about the size of a sesame seed. Whereas nits are the empty egg shells of the hatched lice. They look a bit like dandruff and are stuck firmly to the hair shaft. Nits are much easier to spot than lice. It is difficult to see them because they are light sensitive but sometimes you can spot them as they crawl through the hair. They are capable of moving from head to head, therefore anyone's head of hair can become a home to lice. They live by biting the scalp and sucking out the blood. Their saliva contains an antiseptic, which can cause a mental slowing down if the host is continuously bitten over a long period of time. This is thought to be the original meaning of the term "nitwit.". Head lice lay oval, hard, whitish nits (eggs), on the hair shaft, usually less than one-half-inch from the scalp. Often nits can be mistaken for dandruff or droplets of hair spray. Nits are firmly attached to the hair shaft with a natural glue substance. Head lice are usually found behind the ears, and near the neckline at the back of the neck, or the nape. Head lice are rarely found on the body, eyelashes or eyebrows. The main problem caused by head lice is severe itching from their bites. The life of a head louse is about a month. The female will lay eggs on the hair shaft at the rate of approximately 4 per day. These eggs hatch in 7-10 days. Within another 10 days, the newly hatched louse can begin the cycle all over again. With human blood to live on, during their 30-day life span, it is not unusual for female lice to lay close to 100 nits. Although it is arguable how long an adult head louse can live without blood, some claim it is as long as 2 - 5 days without being on a person. Nits can survive for up to ten days before they will hatch. Preventing head lice .
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